APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 10, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE (AMAT)
CIK: 0000006951
Period of Report: 2015-12-07

Reporting Person: ADDIEGO GINETTO (SVP, Engineering)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-12-07	Common Stock	A	92544	—	Acquired	231564	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	220.75	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents performance shares that will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur no earlier than in four equal annual installments beginning December 19, 2016, depending on the achievement of specified performance goals and continued employment through each applicable vest date. The number of shares shown is the target amount, and the actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 150% of the target amount, depending on the achievement of specified performance goals.

F2: Number of shares includes 72,195 performance shares previously reported that in the future will be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Applied Materials, Inc. common stock upon vesting, which vesting is scheduled to occur in installments in December of 2015 through 2018, depending on the achievement of specified performance goals and continued employment through each applicable vest date. The number of shares reported is the target amount, and the actual number of shares that may vest ranges from 0% to 150% of the target amount, depending on achievement of specified performance goals.

F3: Increased number of shares reflects periodic payroll acquisitions and dividend reinvestment under 401(k) Plan that are exempt under Rule 16b-3.